Cordarrelle Patterson | Wide Receiver

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The Vikings traded back into the first-round for Patterson, sending the Nos. 52, 83, 102, and 229 overall picks to the Patriots. Patterson (6-2, 216) spent just one season at Division I after a JUCO transfer, catching 46 balls for 778 yards (16.9 YPR) and five scores. Used in the backfield and on special teams, Patterson set Tennessee's single-season record for all-purpose yards (1,858), adding three touchdowns as a ball carrier and two on returns. Patterson is an athletic freak with insane after-catch elusiveness, but he's still learning to run routes with confidence and precision. At the Combine, Patterson ran a 4.42 forty with a 37-inch vertical and 10-foot-8 broad jump. Patterson is the explosive receiver the Vikings badly needed after trading away Percy Harvin. He'll likely slide in as the starter opposite Greg Jennings, ahead of Jerome Simpson. Thu, Apr 25, 2013 11:34:00 PM

Tennessee WR Cordarrelle Patterson scored an 11 on the Wonderlic, according to Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

"Mentally, it's going to be a project," one personnel man told McGinn. "Running routes, he doesn't know how to do any of that stuff. You may have to keep it simple for him, but this is football. It's not building a super glider or anything." McGinn added that scouts from 10 teams recently "expressed varying degrees of reservation" whether Patterson will be up to the challenge of learning the NFL game. Thu, Apr 18, 2013 11:00:00 AM

Patterson was joined by three others, quarterback Tyler Bray, tight end Vance McDonald and safety Phillip Thomas. There have been various questions raised about Patterson recently, with many questioning his knowledge and route-running. Wed, Apr 17, 2013 06:26:00 PM

SI's Peter King thinks "the Rams, and many other mid-round teams, worry about the long-term viability," of Tennessee WR Cordarrelle Patterson.

One NFL personnel man said Patterson is a "Randy Moss type... That can be good, but obviously not all good." Patterson is lethal with the ball in his hands, but many are unsure if getting to that point is easier said than done. The former JUCO product can dominate on slants, screens, and crossing patterns, but separating downfield on routes is not his best trait. Mon, Apr 15, 2013 01:39:00 PM